Tokyo girls have a big problem

Chapter 239 The Girl's Swordsmanship
Kaiming's second striker, Kana Higashiura, versus Yuri's forward, Miki Narahashi, in the third set.

"start!"

Squat down, then stand up.

Forward Miki Narahashi delivers a powerful strike.

"I can see it!" Kana Higashiura exclaimed, "And I can keep up!"

"Oh no!" Coach Kai-ming exclaimed instinctively.

As the bamboo swords clashed, Kana Higashiura immediately sensed something was wrong.
As Miki Narahashi raised her sword, Kana Higashiura felt as if the bamboo sword in her hand was a fish biting a hook, about to be caught.

It's clearly a bamboo sword, but it's like a whip!
One strike, two strikes, three strikes.
“Not taking a single penny will actually benefit you!” Miki Narahashi said softly.

"What...does that mean?" Higashiura Kana gripped the bamboo sword tightly in her hand.

Miki Narahashi chuckled and said, "You've climbed over a fence and onto the street. This isn't a place for pedestrians like you."

Does that mean she's not qualified?

Kana Higashiura wanted to refute.

"Aaaaa!!" Forward Miki Narahashi roared, her bamboo sword doubling in speed!
Higashiura Kana immediately felt a sense of suffocation, a real fear of pedestrians crossing a highway.

Forward Miki Narahashi seized the opportunity.

She took a deep breath, her strength and skill meshing together like gears, and with a flick of her wrist, unleashed a fierce strike.

"hand!"

"call!"

The wind whistled softly.

"Snapped!"

blocked.

"Face!" Forward Miki Narahashi attacks again.

"Snapped!"

"Card!"

"Snapped!"

Forward Miki Narahashi showed a frustrated expression.

Under her powerful offensive, Higashiura Kana's body seemed to freeze, barely reacting.

An opponent who should have been easily killed by running over.
The bamboo sword in her hand was like a tentacle with its own consciousness, constantly retaliating to prevent its master from being killed.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Countless times, Kana Higashiura wanted to give up, but—

'Kana Higashiura!'

Five seconds, just five more seconds.

During yesterday's training, Aoyama gave Elsa a lot of guidance, such as "the strikes are too weak," "the penetration is not deep enough," "where is the 'zanshin' (residual spirit)?" and "the sword path is too straight."
Based on her observations from two deep dives into 'hell', Aoyama-kun will only point out a second mistake after correcting the first.

Elsa always corrects her mistakes quickly.

And what about herself?
'Fear?'

'Don't back down!'

I remained stuck in the beginning, completely gripped by the pain.

But even so, is it not enough to not seek victory, but only to lose later?

"Lily! Lily! Lily!"

"Kana!!"

Amid the cheers, a different voice suddenly rang out.

"Time's up!" came the timekeeper's voice.

"separate!"

Four minutes have passed.

Higashiura Kana returned to the starting line as if in a dream, crouched down, put away her bamboo sword, and walked backward.

"Kana!!!" The female teammates cheered wildly.

On the opposite side, Miki Narahashi, who had removed her face shield, looked furious and frustrated.

Kana Higashiura thought to herself: If this were ancient times, a duel to the death between samurai, I would definitely be the one who dies in the end, right?
But this is a modern kendo competition.

"I won!" Higashiura Kana shamelessly announced loudly, smiling brightly.

The boys clapped while watching the kendo girls.

"That's amazing." Jun Aizawa sighed softly.

To viewers who don't follow Kaiming High School closely, simply replacing one of their players might not seem like a big deal, but those at Kaiming High School know very well that it's nothing short of a 'miracle'.

The opposing team is a true champion team, with every single member being incredibly strong!
Using grade level as an analogy.

Even if the opposing striker is weak, he's still a high school student.

On the Kaiming side, apart from Tianyu Elsa who is a senior in high school, the rest of them are probably not even in the third year of junior high school, but at the level of the first or second year of junior high school.

“I can guide you anytime,” Aoyama Risa whispered to Aizawa Jun.

Jun Aizawa moved a little further away from him.

"If Higashiura-kun comes, won't you come?" Aoyama asked curiously.

"...She invited me."

So afraid of pain? Aoyama Ryo couldn't quite understand, but people can't understand each other, just like he couldn't understand a man with four wives.

Those people probably couldn't understand his dedication.

"Go, Yamagata-senpai!" Higashiura Kana cheered for the open-minded center who was about to take the court.

"I'll do my best!" Yamagata Kanon enters the stage.

Kaiming center forward, facing Lily second forward, first set.

"start!"

Squat down, then stand up.

Lily, the second striker, fiddled with the bamboo sword of the enlightened center forward.

The sounds of "click, click" echoed across the field.

She suddenly took a step forward, and Yamagata Kanon instinctively drew her sword. The bamboo sword moved very fast, with a whoosh.

This is the result of yesterday's workout—I'm afraid of getting hit.

If every sword strike before was a desperate effort, then every sword strike now is a do-or-die battle.

Unfortunately, Yuri's second strike was a trap.

She dodged to the right.

"Card!"

"Snapped!"

"Score!"

Having lost a point, the center's attack became even more chaotic, and he was tricked by several traps by the opponent, and was hit again.

"Hand score! White wins!"

They were defeated decisively, just like yesterday's training had no effect.

"Lily! Lily! Lily!" cheers erupted from the audience.

There are only two enlightened people left.

Before the admiral went on stage, Kana Higashiura anxiously reminded him, "Senior Ikui! Trust Aoyama-kun, trust yourself!"

"Ok!"

"start!"

Squat down, then stand up.

"Ahhhhh!" General Kaiming gave it his all.

She scored a point, but was still defeated by Lily's second striker.

Even as a mere second-in-command, he was already so powerful that the entire Kaiming region could not shake him.

No, if it weren't for Kana Higashiura's exceptional performance, the opposing forwards might have defeated them all.

"Elsa, I'm sorry, it's all up to you now." Everyone looked at the blonde girl.

"This is also my battle." The blonde girl picked up her bamboo sword and walked towards the arena.

In the audience, everyone became focused, and some people put away their phones.

"finally come."

Can Fiora create another miracle?

"Fiora! Go for it!"

"Lily! Lily! Lily!"

"Fiora! Fiora! Fiora!"

"Tenyu is so popular!" Akika Gasai said, gazing at the boys in the distance.

"Envious?" Bess Sakurako said, "When we perform at the Budokan, we'll have ten thousand times more fans than this."

"You need to have ten thousand times more fans before you can get onto the Budokan, right?" Drummer Yumeshi said.

"I've got an idea, I've got an idea," F. Rino had been muttering to herself since just now.

On the field, both players walked to the starting line.

Lily took a deep breath; the real challenge had begun.

"start!"

Squat down, then stand up.

Before she could react, the swordswoman's bamboo sword was already thrusting towards her.

Lily saw a hallucination: the bamboo sword exploded into countless fragments in the air, and with a terrifying and chilling aura, it was aimed at her.

In just a few rounds, Lily's second striker lost the next game and was eliminated.

"How big is the gap between us and Elsa?" Vice Admiral Kaiming exclaimed while clapping.

“You’ve asked this many times already,” the open-minded center replied, clapping as he spoke.

“Lily’s second striker is no match for Elsa, and we are no match for Elsa either, so our strength is actually the same as Lily’s second striker.” Kana Higashiura said, clapping her hands.

"That's amazing!" the striker clapped.

It's unclear whether she was applauding Elsa Amamiya or Kana Higashiura's spirit.

"Fiora is indeed powerful!"

"I started following her last year, back when she wasn't this good!"

"Can we win? Can one person defeat the remaining three from Lily Academy?"

All eyes are on you.

The center forward from Lily has entered the game.

"start!"

Squat down, then stand up.

The center forward of Lily moved to the left, dodging Elsa Tenyu's striker, and in the midst of the chaos, dealt with Elsa Tenyu's turning and shooting attack.

She took a half step back, still shaken, when Elsa Tenyu slashed again, striking her face repeatedly. "Face!"

"Score!"

Second round.

The center forward from Lily was panting.

too frightening.

Just now, as a spectator, she only thought that Elsa Tenyu's pose was really beautiful.

Even when wearing protective gear and a mask, they are still captivating.

It has nothing to do with Elsa's appearance; it's a manifestation of her swordsmanship, and she was drawn to it by her swordsmanship.

Now, she was no longer a spectator, but an opponent, and she realized that beauty was nothing short of terrifying.

I can't breathe next to her!

"start!"

Squat down, then stand up.

Yuri, the center forward, immediately went to defense. She completely abandoned any desire to fight Elsa Tenyu and only wanted to exhaust her stamina and energy.

but.

why?
Why is Elsa always able to pinpoint her location in advance?
Sometimes, before she could even dodge, Elsa Tenyu's sword had already struck.

"Card!"

He was hit in the abdomen and staggered back several steps, feeling a burning sensation even through his protective gear.

"Score! Red wins!"

"Fiora!!"

"There's hope! Fiora is going to single-handedly wipe out another team!"

Kana Higashiura was very happy and hoped that Elsa Amamiya could do it too, but she also wanted to tell this viewer that she had also done her part.

"Elsa! Watch out! There are two more people here!" But she didn't have time right now.

“Elsa!” she cried.

"Elsa Elsa Elsa!" the rest of the women's group shouted.

"Elsa!"

"Elsa, Elsa, Elsa!"

This method of refueling seems to be quite mainstream in Japan, and Aoyama Riya only recently learned about it.

The rest time was so short that it could not be called a rest time.

Lieutenant Yuri makes her appearance.

"start!"

Squat down, then stand up.

Elsa Tenyu charged forward.

To Lieutenant ...

Her gaze darkened.

She was practically running for her life, frantically dodging the attack.

Can't retreat!

Unlike the tactics of the center forward, the vice-captain of Lily has her own pride.

"Aaaaaaah!!" Lieutenant ...

It bit at Tianyu Elsa like a mad dog.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
The crisp sound of fencing echoed across the arena.

Elsa Tenyu remained calm and composed, precisely deflecting all of her opponent's attacks with her bamboo sword.

The enlightened forward stared intently at the field. Before, she only thought it was impressive, but now she realized how exhilarating it was.

She's started to enjoy knife fighting now.

"Snapped!"

Lieutenant Lily lost her grip, and the bamboo sword almost slipped from her hand. Elsa Tenyu's strength was too great; some male contestants were definitely not as strong as her!

"noodle!"

As if giving a command, with this low shout from Elsa, her body began to work, compressing the power and sending it to her hands.

The force, which could be described as 'extraordinary strength', flowed through the bamboo sword in her hand.

Power surged forth, and the bamboo sword transformed into light, shooting towards Lieutenant Lily's open goal.

Once Lily the Vice General came to her senses, the referee announced the result.

"Score!"

"I can't fight head-on, I need to stay calm," Lieutenant General Lily told herself as she walked towards the starting line.

Enlightened General vs. Lily Vice General, second game.

"start!"

Squat down, then stand up.

Lieutenant Lily moved slowly, circling around Sword Princess.

Sword Maiden, wielding her bamboo sword, charged straight at it.

"Snapped!"

The two bamboo swords clashed heavily together, their blades pushing against each other.

The next moment, Fiora exerted force to create distance between them, and while retreating, delivered a beautiful counter-attack.

"Snapped!"

Lieutenant Lily barely managed to catch it.

Before she could react, the swordswoman's bamboo sword was already pressed against her body, moving so fast it was almost impossible to see.

They're giving people absolutely no chance to breathe!
"hand!"

A sharp pain shot through my hand.

Just as she thought to herself, "It's over," Lieutenant Lily indeed heard the referee's voice.

"Score by hand! Red wins!"

"Fiora!!!"

Only one person left!

"Lily! Lily!"

"Fiora! Fiora!"

The audience was filled with anticipation: would Sword Maiden take on four opponents single-handedly and accomplish the feat of "almost single-handedly capturing the Jade Dragon Banner," or would she fail and be slain by the Lily General?
Battle of the Generals!
"start!"

Squat down, then stand up.

With a push of their feet, Elsa and Lily General simultaneously lunged at each other.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
A triple strike in an instant.

Before the audience's applause could even begin, the two of them shouted simultaneously, "Noodles!"

Completely abandoning defense, the bamboo swords grazed each other's throats as they passed.

"Oh!" some audience members exclaimed, while others, slower to react, were still applauding the previous three brilliant strikes.

The referee moved quickly, trying to keep up with the two players' pace.

As soon as Elsa Amayu stood firm, General Yuri's bamboo sword rained down on her like arrows.

Undeterred, she drew her sword and charged forward.

This is her way of the sword: no matter what she faces, she cuts it down!
One was as fast as lightning, the other wielded swords like rain; they clashed, creating a short but intense sound.

Inside the face shield, sweat soaked her hair; if it weren't for the headscarf, her vision would probably be blurred. Tianyu Elsa felt her whole body burning up.

She walked through the rain of swords.

"noodle!!!"

The bamboo sword grazed General Yuri's neck.

She was terrified when she was nearly killed, but what followed was the brutality of a desperate battle.

The intense clash and the pressure from the formidable enemy ignited Elsa Tenyu's fighting spirit!

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!"

Although there were only two people, both young girls, they created an atmosphere of swordsmen fighting, which moved many viewers to the point that they wished they could join one side and form an army to charge into battle.

"Snapped!"

"boom!"

"boom!!"

The two rarely clashed; one was like thunder, the other like the aurora borealis. Only occasionally would they come into contact, sparking intense flames.

"They're even better than the men's team!"

"I'm afraid only a match between Aoyama and the Sword King could be this intense!"

"Wow, that's amazing!" the Eight-Man Forward exclaimed in a daze.

She had taken a point from Fiora before, but now she feels that Fiora is stronger.

On the field, as time passed, the two swordsmen's styles became increasingly terrifying, ready to deliver a fatal blow to each other at any moment, like a bowstring that was stretched tighter and tighter.

"Are these two crazy?" someone murmured.

A draw is not an option at all! The winner must be decided before time runs out!
"Aaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!"

The bowstring was released simultaneously, and the bamboo sword shot towards the opponent like an arrow.

"boom!!"

They both retreated at the same time.

"Who won?" someone asked.

After a moment of silence, someone asked again, "Who really won?!"

After a while, the referee finally raised the flag.

There are two red flags and one white flag. Two referees believe that Elsa Tenyu hits the opponent first, while one referee believes that General Yuri is faster.

"We won!!!" Kaiming Forward hugged Higashiura Kana tightly.

"Don't rush! Don't rush! This is only the first set!" Despite saying this, Higashiura Kana clung tightly to the forward.

The applause was thunderous.

Winning or losing doesn't matter anymore, it was so exciting!

The judges applauded.

Elsa was very dissatisfied, as one of the referees believed that the other side had won, which meant that she had lost.

This doesn't count as a win.

General Yuri is even more dissatisfied!
The two returned to the starting line.

—I will win everything!
—You're not so lucky this time!
Before the referee announced the start, their eyes were already locked in a fierce battle.

(End of this chapter)